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Among murals kept at the treasure house are the large No. 10 painting, left, which shows the Bhaisajyaguru Pure Land; the smaller No. 11 Samantabhadra picture, center; and the No. 12 11-face Kannon mural. (Provided by Horyuji temple) IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture A lucky few will get an exclusive viewing of fire-damaged murals that are set to go on limited display at Horyuji temple here. The murals are called one of Asia s most significant Buddhist art treasures. A total of 500 people who make donations of 10,000 yen ($90) to a crowdfunding campaign will be invited to see the murals at the temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in November. ....
A deer in Nara Park in November 2020 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) NARA A man has been arrested here under suspicion of violating the Cultural Assets Preservation Law for killing a deer God’s sacred messenger according to ancient myth an act that once was a capital offense in Japan. Nara prefectural police on March 2 arrested Hayato Yoshii, 23, a construction assistant in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, in connection with the death of a deer last month. Police said sometime around Feb. 7, Yoshii smashed a sharp, thick object against the head of a doe estimated to be 11 years old, at Nara Park, a major tourist attraction in the city home to many deer. ....